Easy Appetizer Recipes
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How to Make Crab Cakes
Crab cakes are always popular at parties and homemade crab cakes are extra special. In the following easy crab cakes recipe, mustard, parsley, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice and more are used to lightly flavor the crabmeat and add a wonderful taste. If you want to know how to make crab cakes, read on for a really tasty recipe. This crab cakes recipe is simple, even if you have not make crab cakes before.
Crab cakes can be flavored in various ways and you might have had little Thai crab cakes before. These are often very small and served with a sweet chili dipping sauce. In the following recipe for crab cakes, they are flavored with parsley, mustard, Worcestershire sauce and more, for a savory and westernized flavor. These crab cakes are very easy to put together and they are warm, crisp, and really well flavored.
You can serve them with lemon wedges or a creamy dip. Crab cakes are a light appetizer and you can also serve them with a sweet chili sauce or alone, since they will be moist enough. This is a great appetizer recipe for any kind of event and these crab cakes are especially good served hot from the oven.
Crab Cakes with Mustard and Parsley
Ingredients -
2 beaten eggs
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
½ cup fresh breadcrumbs
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
½ teaspoon dry mustard
1 lb cooked crabmeat, flaked
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Butter and oil, for frying
Extra breadcrumbs or Panko crumbs, for coating
Salt and pepper to taste
Lemon slices and lettuce, for garnish
Preparation:
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F.
Combine the mustard, Worcestershire sauce, mayonnaise, eggs, and parsley, and then add the breadcrumbs and crab.
Season with salt and pepper and combine well.
Divide this mixture into 8 portions and flatten them into thick patties.
Coat each one lightly with breadcrumbs.
Chill for 30 minutes.
Heat some butter and oil in a skillet over a medium high heat and fry the crab cakes in batches for 4 minutes per side or until golden brown all over.
Drain them on paper towels, keeping the cooked crab cakes warm in an oven until they are all cooked.
Serve immediately on a bed of lettuce with lemon slices for garnish.
(Serves 8)
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If you want to know how to make crab cakes, the above recipe is excellent. These easy party appetizers can be served with any dip you like or simply by themselves or with some lemon wedges. A crab cakes recipe is always popular at a buffet or dinner party and this Old Bay crab cakes recipe is one of the best crab cakes recipes of all. Small crab cakes are a very good appetizer, whatever the season or occasion. If you do not want to use crab, you can use tuna or another similar fish, but crab is certainly very tasty and great to make fish cakes with.
For some wonderful crab recipes see our sister site dedicated to Crab Salad Recipes for a tasty selection of crab recipes for every taste.
